Child&#39;s pedaling-car



R. B. BUKOLT.

CHILD'S PEDALING CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1919.

3 SHEETSSHEET R. B BUKOLT.

CHILDS PEDALING CAR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1919.

Patented June 28,1921.

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lllllllll R. B. BUKOLT. CHIL'DS PEDALING CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, I919.

Patented June 28, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PAT ENT, OFFICE.

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Application filed. May: 15,

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Y My invention has for its principal object to provide achildspedalingcar which may be constructed easily and inexpensively andsold at a comparatively low price, yet one which will be highlydesirable, for exercis ing both the arms and legs. v

11 carrying out the above end a central longitudinal beam is employedhaving-lateral extensions at its rear end'which are mounted on the rearaxle, and furtherobjects are to construct said extensions; in a novelmanner to form bolster brackets gsup portingthe beam from the axle, andto secure a seat-board to said 'exten'sions'and. beam in a manner tobrace them relatively.

A vertical bearing is carried by the front end of the central beam andasteering' post ismou nted in said bearing to carry the front wheel, a.further object of the invention being to'provide a novel" means forforming a fork for the front wheel and for also supporting said bearing.

With the foregoing objects in view, the invention resides in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described andclaimed, and shown in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pedaling car constructed in accordancewith my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation with parts in section.

Fig. 4 isa front elevation partly in section.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the plane of line 55 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on the plane indicated by line 6-6 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the pitmen.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the bolster brackets.

In the drawings above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates acentral longitu- Specification of Letters {Patent Patented June 28, 1921.. leis.- seri ar No. 237,427;

dinal-beam standing on-edgein a vertical plane and having lateralextensions 2 at its rear end, said extensions being by prefer ence n theform of inverted L-shaped blocks of wood forming bolster brackets whichsupport the rear end of the car from a cranked rear axle-3;; The lowerendsof the brackets 2 areprovided with bearings 4 mounted on the axle 3adjacent the tworear wheels 5, while the upper ends of the brackets arespaced apart. The rear end of the beam, 1

is received between the upper ends of the brackets 2 and is securedbetween said brackets by dowel ins 6 or by any other preferred means;hor izontalseat-board 7 rests on the upper edges of the brackets 2 andon the rear end portion of the beam 1 and by any preferred means issecured to these parts, thus not only performing the function ofa seatbut serving to relatively brace the brackets'and'beam. Dowel-pins 8 areshown for securing the seat in place, but otheradequatemeans could beemployed.

The front end of -the beam 1 by prefer-' ence inclinesupwardlyandrearwardly to a slight extent and carries a vertical bearing 9,; saidbearing comprising a channel shaped metal-plate which straddles thefront end of the beam and is securedthereto by rivets orthe like 10,. Asteeringpost 11 passes through the bearing 9 and car'ries a front wheel12 at its lower end while its upper end is provided with an appropriatehandle 13 which may be of any desired type. To support the bearing 9upon the steering post 11 and at the same time to provide a fork onwhich the front wheel is mounted, I secure a pair of preferably metalarms 14 to opposite sides of said steering post under the bearing, byrivets or the like 15. The bearing 9 rests on the upper ends of the arms14 and wheel 12 is mounted between said arms upon a rivet or othersuitable device such as 16. The wheel 12 is prefer ably of wood, as arealso the wheels 5, and the hubs of all of said wheels are preferablyprovided with suitable bushings 17. All of the wheels may be rubbertired if desired, but I prefer to equip only the rear wheels 5 with suchtires as indicatedat 18.

By providing the metal arms 14 to sup: port the bearing 9, very littlefriction exists to retard steering of the car, and obviously thisconstruction is of great advantage in manufacture, due to its extremelysimple and inexpensive nature. To prevent the bearing 9 from slidingupward onthe steering post a screw or the like 19 may be driven in saidpost at the upper end'of thebearing.

' For operating the axle 3, Iprovide a pair of forwardly The upper endsof the levers 24rareful- V crumed at 25.at opposite sides of thezbeam 1by means ofa singlepivot pin and th'elower ends of said levers areprovided with lateral foot pedals cylindrical ver. Any

ing one'wheel to said chine will .be propelledwhen thepedals areoperated.v 1, By constructing'the device in or approximately in it maybe easily and inexpensively manu-' factured, principally of wood,although. metal parts are necessary at some points.

laid upon thelcentral g u u 4 W p shaped metal plate straddling thefront end of saicbbeam and forming with said beam Particular emphasis isbeam 1 with its lateral extensions 2, the seat board 7 secured to theseparts and jrelativelybracing them, the bearing .9 and steering post 11,'and the arms 14 secured to said-post to support said bearing andtoprovide a fork for the front wheel.

The child obviously sits upon the seat 7,

steers with his hands, by grasping the handle 13, and propels the'car-byoperating levers 24 which de-I pend from the front end of the beam-1.:

26 each preferably formed ofa wooden block riveted to thele-Lc suitable,means such as a yokev 27 on the axle 3' may be employed for lockaxle sothat the ma-:

the manner shown and described,-.

All of these fea-- tures contribute; to inexpensive manufactureand tothe successful operation oft he-device;

only afi'ords a great deal of but is an effective exerciser, bringing:into play all of the -l'egfar-m andback muscles.

Since excellent results are obtained from the "exact "details disclosed,they are preferably followed, but'within the scope of the inventionclaimed numerous minor changes n wellb me claim: v 1. A childs carcomprising rear wheels and a cranked axle therefor, inverted L- shapedbolster brackets having bearingsgon their lower ends; mounted onsaid'axle between theaxle-cranks andflthe wheels, the

upper endsof said brackets;extending in wardly toward each other abovethe cranks and terminating in spaced parallel relation,

a at g tu n be ;.s an in .;.on d e and having itsr rear end receivedbetween said spaced bracket ends, dowels passing through saidz beam andinto saidl b racket t ends, a seat-board tsecuredon, said brackets andthe rear endfofsaidvbeam and serving end of said beam 1 a r a verticalbearingg a steering post passing through said bearing. metal armssecured to" said post under said bearing and forming fQf llPP 1 l of aerniss pp i ing said bearing, a front wheel mounted be;

to tie said beamand brackets together, and ee g d p or i m an er th ifnt tween said arms, and a handleion the upper end of said steering postIntestimony whereof myhand,

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